Libous found guilty
State Senator Tom Libous - the deputy majority leader of the state Senate, was founded guilty on Wednesday of lying to FBI agents regarding his son's hiring at a politically connected law firm. Libous, who has prostate cancer that he says is terminal, forfeits his seat as a result of the conviction and will be sentenced in October. [NYT][TU]

Lawsuit alleges Subway manager offered to trade jobs for sex
An Albany-based company that operates more than two-dozen Subway locations is being sued after a manager at one of the shops allegedly offered two teenagers jobs in exchange for sex. [TU]

Officer in taser case back in court
A former Albany County sheriff's Sergent who resigned last week while facing termination after a police car video showed him firing a taser at a teenager who was kneeling in front of officers with hands on his head, was in court yesterday to challenge an order of protection he said would hurt his chances of getting another law enforcement job. [TU]

Taxi
Efforts are underway to revamp taxi service in the Capital Region, with help from a regional committee. [TU]

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$15/hr is $30K if you work 40 hours a week, BEFORE taxes. By the time this is fully implemented it will not even be a living wage anymore (and let's face it, in NYC where rent is thousands of dollars for a tiny ROOM, it isn't a livable wage for workers in NYC NOW, never mind six years from now).

"A former Albany County sheriff's Sergent who resigned last week while facing termination after a police car video showed him firing a taser at a teenager who was kneeling in front of officers with hands on his head, was in court yesterday to challenge an order of protection he said would hurt his chances of getting another law enforcement job."
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What? What law enforcement agency would hire this nutjob after his resignation to avoid termination from a law enforcement job?

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